About Us

Our Company History

Carpe Diem Estate has its humble beginning back in 1950 when the Van der Colff family bought their first land in Kanoneiland, 30 km west from Upington.

The family feel the need to expand their farming. They bought Carpe Diem Estate in 1997; the farm is situated about 10 kilometres to the east of Upington. Total hectares under production are 135 Hectares and the farms are fully organic accredited from 2011.

The farm is producing organic export table grapes and raisins and pecan nuts.

Total tons produced in the Orange River Region

Protecting our Crop

The climate is always a big part of a farmers life so we make use of hail nets to cover our vineyards and frost fans to blow away the early morning frost in spring time.

Protecting our Children

We are very proud of our Tula Crèche daycare and try to take care of the needs of the children while the parents are at work. We cater for two meals per day and bath all the children before going home.